Thomas Callahan — The Pelican Brief Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Sam Shepard

Appears in

The Pelican Brief (1993)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Thomas Callahan — Romantic Lover — Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts)

  Romantic partners and academic mentor/student.

• Thomas Callahan — Conflict Indirect Victim — Fletcher Coal (Tony Goldwyn)

  Academic killed as a direct result of the conspiracy targeting Coal's allies.

• Thomas Callahan — Conflict Investigative Target — Gray Grantham (Denzel Washington)

  Reporter whose investigation reveals the circumstances of Callahan's death.

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